Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lithuania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lithuania stood at 0.5%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lithuania peaked at 0.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
That places Lithuania 126th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +26.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 337 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,458 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 120,897 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0419 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lithuania?
- Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lithuania was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Lithuania rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Lithuania ranks 126th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release